Abstract:
There have been increasing calls for service learning projects in agriculture due to employers’ concerns with students’ inability to communicate within a professional workplace. The purpose of this case study research was to explore the effective elements and challenges of service learning projects within agriculture education institutions in Iran. A total of 354 agriculture students who were involved in service learning participated. Using exploratory factor analysis, our findings revealed that students generally agreed upon 11 important factors that should be effectively included in any service learning program: The most important factors have been labeled, respectively, Administrative Needs, Financial Needs, Motivational Needs, Educational Needs, Project Assessment Needs, Planning Needs, Legal Needs, Project Time Needs, Teacher Preparation and Bureaucratic Needs. While service learning is more advanced in the United States, it is in its relative infancy in many other states. Therefore, this study has broad implications for any institution interested in beginning a program within their agriculture education institution.
Key Words:
Service learning processes, Iran
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